Mekong Mainstream Dams: Threatening Southeast Asia's Food Security

The Mekong is under threat. The governments of Cambodia, Laos, and Thailand are considering plans to build eleven big hydropower dams on the Mekong Riverâ€™s lower mainstream. If built, these dams would harm the riverâ€™s ecology and block the major fish migrations that feed and provide income to millions of people.

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Year of publication:	2010-10
Institutions:	eSocialSciences ; International Rivers Network IRN
Subject:	dams \| china \| economies \| electricity \| demands \| hydrology \| ecology \| fisheries \| costs \| fertilizers \| river banks \| Mekong \| Cambodia \| Laos \| Thailand \| river \| fish \| migrations \| income \| people \| hydropower

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Series:	Working Papers.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	Institutional Papers
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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